History VideoGame / EpicBattleFantasy

* {{Gainaxing}} : Not only does Natalie happily jiggle here and there, clicking her boobs while she's standing still will make them bounce. [[spoiler:You get a ''medal'' for doing it enough.]]
** Please don't leave 1,000 comments about this again.

* AwesomeButPractical: The Deep Blue gunblade in ''Epic Battle Fantasy 3''. It's unique as one of the few Water-element weapons/skills usable by the player in the game, and completely dominates the Desert and Lava portions of the game because of the abundance of enemies weak to water or take neutral damage from water. In addition, the gunblade's abilities itself are fantastic: the primary stats boosted by the weapon are Atk and Magic, which go hand in hand with its upgradable ability to counter AND a chance to cast Flood when attacking (including when counter attacking!). Even its "Unleash" special synergizes well with Lance by boosting his Atk by up to 50% when fully upgraded, allowing him to use his Unload spell to inflict massive damage before repeating the combo with more Atk buffs.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: the 4th game will require you to pay 7.50 bucks to access certain cloths skills and to have access to the [[NewGamePlus 2nd-3rd replay quests]].

** Beta testing demos of the upcoming fourth game reveal that [[spoiler:after saving the world three times, the heroes believe they have the right to the world's loot. They start stealing whatever catches their interest, including the Greenwood Village Gem, making them targets of the new protagonist Anna.]]

A fourth game is currently being developed. The creator often updates and leaks information on his [[http://kupo707.deviantart.com/ deviantART page]].

* MrFanservice: To different degrees, Matt and [[GoodLookingPrivates Lance]].

The third game in question involves the heroes (along with Lance, now a member of the team) [[RestartAtLevelOne cruelly reduced to Level 0]] after releasing an EldritchAbomination named Akron by [[TooDumbToLive poking it with their weapons]]. The game now uses a more traditional RPG approach, where the characters walk around a world map, level up, learn new skills (and re-learn old ones), etc. They travel across several locales, do [[FetchQuest optional fetch quests]] for {{Non Player Character}}s, and get into the occasional minigame.

* TraumaInn

* WaveMotionGun: a lot of the enemies. Also, Lance's bomb in 3.3.

''Epic Battle Fantasy'' is a trilogy, soon to be tetralogy, of flash games developed by Matt Roszak (AKA "[[FinalFantasy Kupo]] 707".
You play as a MagicKnight-type character in [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Pirate gear who uses "Bushido"]] (and a rather impressive collection of specialized swords and other weapons) along with his team mate (WordOfGod [[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/129527314/1192202029 denies]] any further relationship), a FanService-y mage named [[MsFanservice Natalie]] (or Natz for short). The plot for the original game is literally non-existent; you just fight wave after wave of enemies with the occasional stop at a shop to buy items. The second game continues the fight-only tradition (with an actual plot this time), but now there are save points and a minigame you can play to earn more money for the shops. After defeating the final boss, a [[ThoseWackyNazis neo-Nazi]] named Lance who tried to take over the world, he sides with the heroes and joins the party for the third game.

Following the third game, two {{Spin Off}}s have been created, based on different game types: The first is a VideoGame/{{Touhou}}-style BulletHell ShootEmUp, titled ''Bullet Heaven'', released [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/bullet-heaven here]]. The second is an action PlatformGame, titled ''Adventure Story'', released [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/adventure-story here]].

You can play the games on {{Newgrounds}} or Kongregate [[hottip:*:These links are to Newgrounds, while the SpinOff links are to Kongregate.]]: [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/493714 the first one]], [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/508777 the second one]] and [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/548041 the third one]]. A fourth game is being developed. The creator updates and leaks information on his [[http://kupo707.deviantart.com/ deviantART page]].

You can play the games on {{Newgrounds}} or Kongregate [[hottip:*:These links are to Newgrounds, while the SpinOff links are to Kongregate.]]: [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/493714 the first one]], [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/508777 the second one]] and [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/548041 the third one]]. A fourth game is planned to be developed. The creator updates and leaks information on his [[http://kupo707.deviantart.com/ deviantART page]].

* AscendedExtra - Anna, a quest NPC in the third game, is going to be a playable character in the fourth.

* BreastPlate: The third game's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin breastplate]] armor for Natz.

* NiceHat: Matt always wears a pirate hat in the games. In the third game, he even swims with his hat on. The third game gives him and Lance different hats to wear, but chances are you'll never see them without a hat on.
* {{Ninja}}: In the third game, there's Ninja equipment for both guys and Natz.

** When the Ancient Monolith uses an [[KameHameHadouken energy beam]] on the party, Matt will say that he once knew [[DragonBallZ a spiky yellow-haired guy who shot beams like that]], referencing FFBattle. Or the first EBF. Or VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.

* SequelEscalation[=/=]SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: The first game's final boss was Zombie Goku, [[RecurringCharacter again.]] Not so awful for Matt and Natz to deal with, you say, [[spoiler:aside from him destroying a good portion of the world upon his defeat.]] The second game has them fight the guy trying to take over the world in the aftermath of the first game. Again, not so horrible to deal with, especially compared to the final boss of the original... then we get to game three, where the main villain is [[spoiler:a demonic being of god-like power who represents a huge threat to the world relative to previous final bosses, and to existence in general.]] And if the author's deviantArt is to be believed, [[spoiler: the final boss of EBF4 is going to be ''God(cat) Himself.'']]

* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: Lance joins the party at the end of the second game, Zombie Goku razes the planet causing an EarthShatteringKaboom at the end of the first game, and the plot of the third game is propelled by an IdiotBall from [[DontTouchItYouIdiot poking a demon god.]]

Following the third game, two {{Spin Off}}s have been created, based on different game types: The first is a [[TouhouProject Touhou]]-style BulletHell ShootEmUp, titled ''Bullet Heaven'', released [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/bullet-heaven here]]. The second is an action PlatformGame, titled ''Adventure Story'', released [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/kupo707/adventure-story here]].

The third game in question involves the heroes (along with Lance, now a member of the team) [[RestartAtLevelOne cruelly reduced to Level 0]] after releasing an EldritchAbomination named Akron by [[TooDumbToLive poking it with their weapons]]. The game now uses a more traditional RPG approach, where the characters walk around a world map, level up, learn new skills (and re-learn old ones), etc. They travel across several locales, do [[FetchQuest optional fetch quests]] for [=NPCs=], and get into the occasional minigame.

** In 3, there are 5 "hidden rooms", one in each world [[spoiler:except Space]], blocked off by NPCs who refuses to let you through unless you have collected enough medals. These rooms contains lots of treasure chests, as well as invisible enemies that guards the chests and normally comes ''much'' later in the game. When faced at the corresponding points in the game, they can easily cause a TotalPartyKill in just a few turns. The kicker? [[spoiler:Inside the volcano hidden room, you'll face off against: 2 waves of Evil Worms & Evil Tails, normally summoned by FinalBoss Akron, Level '''50''' [[MagikarpPower bushes]], on a game where Level 30 is the default level Cap, and where it takes NewGamePlus and astronomical amounts of EXP to reach that kind of level, and finally notorious [[BossInMookClothing bosses in Mook clothes]] Viking, Ancient, and even ''Cosmic'' Monoliths, all at ''Level 40''.]]

* RainbowPimpGear

* SequelEscalation / SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: The first game's final boss was Zombie Goku, [[RecurringCharacter again.]] Not so awful for Matt and Natz to deal with, you say, [[spoiler:aside from him destroying a good portion of the world upon his defeat.]] The second game has them fight the guy trying to take over the world in the aftermath of the first game. Again, not so horrible to deal with, especially compared to the final boss of the original... then we get to game three, where the main villain is [[spoiler:a demonic being of god-like power who represents a huge threat to the world relative to previous final bosses, and to existence in general.]] And if the author's deviantArt is to be believed, [[spoiler: the final boss of EBF4 is going to be ''God(cat) Himself.'']]

* StormOfBlades: The Ragnarok LimitBreak.

* TooAwesomeToUse: The Ion attack in the second game. While you ''can'' use it whenever you want, doing so causes ''extreme'' damage to the entire party. In the third game, Lance and Natz both have attacks that hurt the party: Nuke and Black Hole, respectively (though not Ion).

* BagOfSharing: Averted. It applies to items in all of the games, but it then expands to drops in the third game and is averted with equipment.

** In 3, there are 5 "hidden rooms", one in each world [[spoiler:except Space]], blocked off by NPCs who refuses to let you through unless you have collected enough medals. These rooms contains lots of treasure chests, as well as invisible enemies that guards the chests and normally comes ''much'' later in the game. When faced at the corresponding points in the game, they can easily cause a TotalPartyKill in just a few turns. The kicker? [[spoiler:Inside the volcano hidden room, you'll face off against: 2 waves of Evil Worms & Evil Tails, normally summoned by FinalBoss Akron, Level '''50''' [[MagikarpPower bushes]], on a game where Level 30 is the default level Cap, and where it takes NewGamePlus and astronomical amounts of EXP to reach that kind of level, and finally notorious [[BossInMookClothing bosses in Mook clothes]] Viking, Ancient, and even ''Cosmic'' Monoliths, all at '''''LEVEL 40'''''.]]

* DummiedOut:
** A seal enemy, shown in the second game's gallery. It's not going to be in the third game either.
** The concept art in 3 shows a badass looking Lava Golem the creator admits he never got to use.
** As seen in the opening cutscene/introduction and the very last cutscene with the final boss, Lance was supposed to have a WaveMotionGun attack that shot a golden laser. He ''does'' eventually get that attack, though, but in 3.3.
** Matt released a video post-''Bullet Heaven'' on his Website/YouTube channel showing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRBGUrJcJiQ attack patterns that didn't make it into]] ''Bullet Heaven''.

* BeachEpisode: In the third game. Unfortunately, it does not end well.

* PowerTrio:
** FreudianTrio: Matt, (Id) Natz, (Ego) and Lance (Superego).
** BeautyBrainsAndBrawn
** BlondeBrunetteRedhead
** TwoGuysAndAGirl

* MsFanservice: Natz [[strike:is slowly becoming]] ''is'' this. Heck, it gets taken to a whole new level in the second game's GameOver screen, where her dress is nearly ripped apart. You can even click her breasts to induce {{Gainaxing}}. Taken UpToEleven in the third game with her CatGirl and ''Cow Girl'' outfits.

* OverlyLongFightingAnimation: Some [[LimitBreak Limit Breaks]] in the third game have their own cutscenes. Luckily, they're short and fun to watch.
* PantyShot: While averted, [[http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7173/eb3shot.png Lance seemed to get flashed]] when the party tried to jump across a cliff. After he made it, Matt tried to carry Natz across, and accidentally held her at a rather awkward angle.

* AffectionateParody: The first two games can be seen as this, exaggerating the linearity of {{Eastern RPG}}s, particularly FinalFantasy, but also showing how fun they can be. The third game becomes a straight EasternRPG, however.